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While visitors enjoy an immersive dramatic experience, the equipment supporting the presentation must endure a hostile environment through a long subterranean performance season. The sound designer chose a reinforcement system of 14 Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeakers.

"The biggest challenge inside the cave is the humidity, which is always close to 90%, combined with rapid temperature changes that result from the large opening in the roof," explains Giuseppe Saponari, sound designer for the production and president of Officina Musicale. "Yet des

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"The in-house sound engineer at the church has the challenge of delivering high sound pressure levels from bands, choirs and of course preachers to quite a sizeable audience," says James Iyengar, Moonlite's managing director he says, "so his choice was Tannoy VQ Live and VNET."

Tannoy VQ Live and VNET systems are designed for installations such as churches, seminar rooms and mid-large halls because they provide a very simple single box solution which can generate the same SPL as a compact line array, but, with the beauty of an evenly controlled co

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Another outing in what has turned into a busy summer season for UK rental company Subfrantic, Music on the Hill presented some challenges in terms of less than perfect weather and some tight audio restrictions, but the company's Flex Array coped well and pleased the organisers with perfect coverage and excellent sound quality.

In what is now a favoured system configuration for the company, Subfrantic's Steve Davies

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"We're very proud to have reached this level of participation," said Stefan Feistel, AFMG's managing director. "EASE has become an industry standard not only because of its advanced and accurate calculation engine, but because designers can simulate and evaluate a wide range of products. With its emphasis on meeting the full range of customer requirements through continual R&D efforts, APart is the perfect company to become the 100th member of the EASE community."

For APart, the major investment in EASE data measurement is an opportunity to win additional projects. Kris Vermuyten, sales and marketing director for APart, declared &q

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Built between 1518-1619 as the residence of Sigismund III Vasa of Poland, Warsaw's Royal Castle has a rich and turbulent history. An imposing Baroque building by the river Vistula, the castle was fought over and repeatedly plundered by the Brandenburgian and Swedish armies. Having been rebuilt several times in the 18th century, it was almost completely destroyed by the Nazis in 1944.

Thirty years later, the fabric of the building had been reconstructed, and 1988 saw the entire refurbishment completed. The imposing façade, facing Castle Square, is 90m long, with Sigismund's Tower forming a magnificent centrepiece, flanked by two smaller spi

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In order to boost the moral of the population of this area, a music and arts festival called Project Fukushima has been established as is set to continue on a long-term basis. Musicians and poets who were born and raised in Fukushima gathered together for this very special occasion.

The Fukushima event and festival featured the musical artistry of Japanese greats like Otomo Yoshihide, Michiro Endo, and the award-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

One highlight of the event was the performance by a 300 member free-jazz 'orchestra', made up of professional and amateur musicians, all playing their hearts out to show their support for the people of Fukushima.

RCF, supported by local distributor Ballad Co

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Turbosound's Indian distributor Narain Proaudio Lighting Pvt Ltd was once again called upon to design and install a high-end Turbosound system of TCS Contracting loudspeakers at 10 Lounge. Narain has already completed four venues for the popular club chain in Raipur, Jabalpur, Bhopal, and now at 10 Lounge at Secunderabad, making a significant mark on the party circuit.

The most recent 10 Lounge venture is a more up-market nightclub, ai

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Smit comes with a wealth of entertainment lighting and rigging sales experience, having spent the last six years at AC Entertainment in the UK. He was responsible for export sales to the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

"What's great about Renier is that he already has relationships with South African clients, did not need any product training and literally was quoting on his first day in the office "says Bruce Schwartz lighting division manager.

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Cleveland-based Vertical Sound, a sound services firm with a focus on the special events market, was contracted to provide sound services for this year's festival. Richard Masarik, owner/operator and one of the firm's chief engineers, commented on the project and his decision to deploy the D.A.S. Aero 12A line array system.

"The plaza outside the Rock Hall spans an a

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The multi-purpose stadium in Al-Rayyan, Qatar, home to the Al-Rayyan and Al-Kharitiyath sports clubs, and the near-identical Al-Gharafa stadium, seat around 25,000 apiece. Both are largely open-air apart from VIP grandstands, and in a country where summertime temperatures can hit 40°C/104°F, the term "bleacher" means exactly what it says.

They are the latest in a series of high profile Renkus-Heinz beam steering installations in the Middle East, two other recent prestigious projects being the Qatar Royal Mosque and the Dubai Swim Stadium.

Consultant Fredrik Setterbe

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Supplied by CAP France BAT with the support of Allen & Heath distributor PAXT Pro Audio Engineering, the audio installation encompasses the University's Convention Centre including a 2800 capacity theatre, a smaller 1400 capacity theatre, a rehearsal/multi-purpose theatre, and ten seminar rooms.

The University was officially opened by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah less than three years after laying the first foundation stone. The major building project covers 8m square metres, and includes administration buildings, 13 faculties, a 700-bed student hospital, laboratories, research centres and a residential area including accommodation for students and staff. The capacity of the university is around 26,000 students.

The

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Despite the relatively low cost, each of the models in the MA series is well equipped. Facilities include input signal indicators, an output level meter, a graphic equaliser, announcement chime, siren and VCA remote control of volume using just a standard potentiometer. There are also external mute and chime controls.

The level of inputs three to six are controlled by the priority control volume when inputs one and two, or the chime or sire

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Moray worked with many of rock's greatest acts over the past three decades, including Black Sabbath, Saxon, Ozzy Osbourne's solo outings, Motorhead, Dio, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Whitesnake - culminating in a 10-year spell as Deep Purple's front-of-house engineer.

An advocate of line array technology, Moray became one of the first certified V-DOSC engineers in the UK, and later, through the company's links with Deep Purple, he assisted German manufacturer HK Audio in the development of its COHEDRA system. Moray took the decision to leave his life on the road in 2004 and took a sales role with the HK

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Other speakers will include Free Trade Agency boss Paul Boswell, HMV/MAMA Group's Daryl Robinson and Academy Music Group's Carl Bathgate.

One particularly lively part of the conference programme will undoubtedly be the ticketing session, Selling The Show, following eBay-owned US resale giant StubHub's announcement that it's about to enter the UK, and the surprise takeover of See Tickets by French media conglomerate Vivendi.

"StubHub's arrival will significantly increase activity in the resale sector, especially in the battle for hearts and minds, and general endorsement of the concept," says Summit producer and Audience managing

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Digicustics S.R.L., created five years ago by Sebastian Wenger and Martin Gutierrez, offers consulting, design, systems integration and engineering services for the install and live sound markets. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the company is oriented to all segments of these markets with coverage throughout South America.

"By establishing this new relationship with Audinate, we are confident that we will be able to provide our customers a whole new era of solutions for audio and media transport," com

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Mary Eisaman joined Audio-Technica in 2008, and has served the company since then in a variety of roles, most recently as sales support manager.

Alex Algranti's previous positions have included sales and marketing responsibilities for Latin America and Brazil for Beyerdynamic and Sennheiser respectively.

Cajka stated, "Audio-Technica is strongly committed to meeting the needs of Latin America. I am confident that Alex Algranti and Mary Eisaman will help us continue

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"Mixart has always been a strong partner, working in a challenging market. Last year, they more than doubled their business, and remarkably, they are on course to double their sales again this year. For that excellent performance we wanted to show our appreciation," comments A&H European sales manager, Norbert Perstinger.

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Pete first started using Sennheiser mics back in the late 1970s and switched to using them full-time in 2005 with Bloc Party.

"I bought two 421s way back in 1978 and I've always loved the 441," he says. "I used another manufacturer's mics for years, without thinking there was a serious alternative, until the point came with Bloc Party when I wanted something tighter and more in keeping with their first record. The Sennheisers worked so well that I got hooked and the sound of the microphones has translated really well to Two Door

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As well as housing the city's biggest theatre, the RaM Colosseum also features three gyms, clubs, a library and restaurant, all connected by a central atrium. A major feature is that the theatre has a unique, hydraulically-operated adjustable floor which allows it to be adapted for a variety of events. The audio system is based around a Yamaha M7CL-48ES and SB168-ES stage boxes.

The system designer was Krisztian Varga, pro-audio consultant at Budapest sound specialists Audmax Kft. Working closely with the RaM Colosseum's chief sound engineer Bertalan Kupcsik, he chose the Yamaha so

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Rieder brings a wide range of industry experience to his new position, having worked extensively in the pro audio industry and, internationally, as a radio producer and host. After working at Jensen in OEM loudspeaker design, Rieder moved into a marketing role at Shure, serving as category director for their install product lines, including wired and wireless mics, DSP, mixers, and PSM monitor systems. Rieder added an MBA to his electrical engineering and music degrees, and worked in market research and consulting before joining Bosch/Electro-Voice.

Rieder brings a lifelong passion for

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Radial Engineering is a Canadian based manufacturer that designs and builds Radial DIs, splitters, switchers, isolators and re-ampers. The company also manufactures the Primacoustic range of acoustic products that include recoil stabilizers, room kits, panels, bass traps, diffusers and IsoTools.

"We have been working with Radial Engineering over the past year promoting the Primacoustic brand which we have had some reasonable success with," commented Dino Drimakis, business development manager at Melody House. He added, "although Radial is not so well known here they are great products and we like work

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Pat Conneen of AVSG/HiFi House Group, audio designer and installer for the project, explains that the college had some very specific requirements for their new audio system. "They needed a solution that could be easily configured for a wide range of activities, from football games to track meets and special ceremonies," he says. "It also had to enable Moravian's audio engineers to control and d

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"It was very easy to set up the system; we only needed three quarters of an hour from unloading the lorry to sound check," said Janos Szabo, owner of Prodyn L. "The speeches and background music needed reinforcing within a 30m x 60m area, and the roof height was 4m. The audience size was somewhere in the region of 800-1000 people.

The DVA system made it easy for the drivers and the throng to take part in a question-and-answer session on the seas

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Based in the United Arab Emirates, NMK have over the past few years spearheaded the sales of digital Midas consoles in the region with a total of 7 PRO6 consoles, a PRO3 console and an XL8 sold to market segments that include install sound, live sound and broadcast sound.

With a few more sales in the pipeline and the introduction of the new PRO2 and PRO2C consoles in the market, NMK are preparing themselves" for a very busy and exciting year ahead that will see a lot more Midas digital consoles in the market".

"We are grateful to the team at Midas/Klark Teknik for acknowledging our hard work and dedication to the bran